2 Chiffchaff singing Fairywell Wood and 1 Blackcap warbled rather hesitantly and not for long.

A distant gull call from directly overhead revealed 5 gulls migrating over Whitebeam Close very high to the east - not sure which species unfortunately as fairly small specks, would love to know how high, i'll try and do some guesstimates once back in North Wales for gulls at known distances..

2 x single Meadow Pipits flew fairly low over to the north, probably taking off from the adjacent fields.

8.3.17 A Raven was calling over the fields between Fairywell Wood and Brooks Drive this afternoon.

9.3.17 Three Ravens interacting with a Buzzard over the Brooks Drive/Dobbinetts Lane junction, then the Ravens flying north over Fairywell Wood and hanging around the area for a bit calling. I'm starting to wonder if there's a food source in the area. Not all that long ago a sighting like that would have blown my mind!

Yesterday two Ring Necked Parakeets flew over the junction of Ridgeway Road and Thorley Lane towards dusk. Got chatting to a chap who said that they had been a bit of a nuisance on the allotments near the football ground, eating peoples sweetcorn etc.

An adult and a first winter Herring Gull were on the nearby playing field, viewed from the footpath alongside.

Several Fieldfare in the Brooks Drive area, with 2 flying away from a Rowan tree on Whitebeam Close into Fairywell Wood first thing, though a bit too disturbed for them here i think. One flock of about 15 landed in the hedge along the public footpath adjacent to the former Ridgeway Sports & social club fields where they fed briefly before flying off.I've not been around for several weeks, but it's a rare bird round here so my guess is that they've moved down from higher ground to the east with the hard frost last night.

0730 - 1030, Brooks Drive area to Clay Lane & Wellfield Lane. A fairly quiet morning, despite high hopes with the clear skies and sun. Perhaps the annual April northerly airflow has dampened migration for a bit. Might have missed a good un though..

Conditions not so conducive this a.m. but nevertheless 2 GrasshopperWarblers giving their rich fruity song from 2 adjacent abandoned fields was really nice, and another Timp tick i believe.Male and female Kestrel were staying close together, a couple of rank fields probably to their liking.2 Redpoll over.Across the road for a wander round Henerz's old patch of Davenport Green, which was v quiet - singing Reed Bunting and a pr of Stock Dove and a pr of Oystercatcher over were the best.

Really enjoyable morning 0650 - 0900 in the Brooks Drive area, started off with more than a touch of frost. Apart from the usual suspects, 2 sp of wader were unexpected. Highlights included:

Whitethroat at least one male seen then heard adjacent to an overgrown field between Clay Lane and Ridgeway sports club. Also male Pheasant here.Swallow one over twittering cheerily.Stock Dove heard "singing" then seen in the copse at the back of Ridgeway sports club fields. It flew out with several woodpigeons but was the first bird back. I think this is my first sign of possible breeding in the Timperley area.Reed Bunting - one singing from the same field as the Whitethroat.G S Woodpecker one drumming from Fairywell Wood, where a Blackcap gave its rich, fruity warble and 4 Buzzards disputed their territorial boundary.Willow Warbler - 2+ in the area.A pr of Lesser Black Backed Gulls on the playing fields, then 7 over high to the north and west.

Several Linnet over, and one Redpoll.

Tree Pipit - one over north calling, a Timperley tick!

Curlew first heard bubbling then later seen distantly taking off and heading southOystercatcher calling as it flew over to the north.

I also had only my second sighting of Mistletoe in Timperley.

Yesterday a MeadowPipit was flying around over the horse field on Alder Drive, either trying to land or recently disturbed.

And not far from Sylvan Ave to Smiths Fields, lots of short grass and tall trees. Could be a dispersing juv? My mates dad had one on his lawn on Bonville Chase, Altrincham one or two summers ago.
Great record if so. (Unless it's a Belted Kingfisher).

9.4.15 - one oystercatcher over Fairywell Wood and adjacent field, flew from direction of Wythy. Also Swallow over and Linnet over calling and a Blackcap singing as it made it's way merrily along the hedge towards the wood.

A Yellowhammer was heard calling in the tall hawthorn hedge adjacent to Whitebeam Close near to where it joins Fairywell Wood. Then seen close briefly as it flew, this is i think my first ever in Timperley in 35ish+ years of birdwatching. I'm not sure where the nearest regular birds are, but think they're relatively thin in the countryside to the south. The nearest birds might be - or at least used to be- along Sinderland Lane, Broadheath.

King George V Pool - had a quick stroll around the partly frozen pool this afternoon - a good number of species present including the usual band of Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a female Goosander, a Grey Heron and a grey Wagtail on the stream.

Getting occasional Owl calls on golf course this autumn and winter, up till about five years ago Tawny used to come to my garden and pond area regularly, at that time the hooting was so regular I assumed they were breeding on golf course!.

Hi Keith, that's a nice little area you look out on there. I used to have a look round it in my lunch breaks when I was working on Park Road near the canal. Glad to hear the nature reserve is still there, warblers inc. whitethroat in the summertime, and it would sometimes get quite a few Snipes in a cold spell. Keep us posted.